Houses Gardens

Setting my garden up for Christmas

Its Christmas time and its also time to gather the whole family to set up the house for the festive season. I went about purchase various ornaments, lighting and has gotten a great Christmas tree for the house. We took a fair bit of time to put everything in place, rather enjoyable time having fun with my family.Well, we are almost done now but we realize that we have a big lawn that ought to be decorated too. We decided to go out and grab great looking decorating element for the lawn. We look a...

Santa Claus is coming to …

... the Pueblo. Christmas has special meaning for Native Americans. Navajo folk artists have fun with Santa Claus figures carved from wood. The pottery makers of Jemez Pueblo create fun and fancy Santa Claus figures, in keeping with their tradition of creating pottery storyteller figures. They come in sizes small and large. They include ones with children swarming over Santa, who brings them balls, books, stockings, dolls and other gifts. Some Santas include Christmas trimmings, like wreaths.T...

Holiday Table Linens: Celebrating With Class

Getting prepared for a holiday dinner, such as Christmas or Thanksgiving, should not be a major task if you know which are the essentials for your holiday table.Stating to set the right mood, a floral centrepiece will work extremely well, along with candles spaced at regular intervals down the center of the table. Use accessories like napkin rings, candle holders or a table runner to indicate the theme of the party. But, no table would be complete without the holiday table linens and, the colour...